Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 219: The Female Ghost Cultivator of the Jiayu Sea Royal Family
"We're almost on land. Should we abandon the demon-hunting ship?"

Some of the monster-hunting ships that had no intention of coming to the deepest part of the secret realm were a little panicked as they saw the land getting closer and closer.

If you don't leave the monster hunting ship and go to land, you will be trapped here and the enemy will continue to increase their troops, deconstruct, and defeat them one by one.

If you rashly leave the monster hunting ship that you rely on for survival, it is equivalent to cutting off one of your arms, or even cutting off both arms for some people. You will inevitably be attacked by the opponent's soul. If you cannot resist it, the consequences will be disastrous and almost equivalent to death on the spot.

"Of course we have to leave the monster-hunting ship! But not everyone has to go. Those Daoists who have practiced spiritual skills, please report your numbers, and we will fight our way to the land together! The rest of you will stay behind the fleet to ensure a retreat!"

Although the secret realm was closed in advance, it does not mean that the worst case scenario is that the human side will be completely wiped out.
Because once the number of casualties exceeds a certain threshold, such as 85% or 90%, then external forces will forcibly intervene, and the Jindan cultivators may directly take action to disintegrate this secret realm.

Therefore, the monster hunting ship is still the last resort for some people. In the worst case scenario, if things are impossible to do, they can rely on the monster hunting ship to buy time. As long as people are not dead, their ancestors can come to rescue them personally.

All foundation-building monks have developed divine consciousness, but not all foundation-building monks have practiced divine soul skills.
On the contrary, since practicing soul skills requires extra time, high-quality inheritance, the consumption of corresponding resources, and may even cause soul pain, most foundation-building cultivators have not deliberately practiced soul skills.
In comparison, the quality and quantity of their souls, as well as their soul attack and defense capabilities are all lower than the average level of the Foundation Establishment Period, and those who are instantly controlled by the other party are basically this type of people. Obviously, only those who have practiced soul skills alone can follow in this ship battle.

Toot~
As the first ship arrived at the shore, it meant that changes had to be made immediately. The fleet immediately began to form a defensive formation, with the large ship protecting the small ship in the middle, and one ship's side was the other ship.

In addition, there is almost no black water space under the ship to hide, and the defensive capabilities of the fleet's defensive posture reach the strongest state.

"Count me in! I'm a little curious about what kind of beast it is!"

"I'm going too! The one who followed me in can never be taken out. I won't be at peace unless I kill it!"

"Let's go! If I don't destroy it, my heart will be covered with dust!"

Everyone has his own reasons for killing, but no one mentions the ownership of Xuanqiong Yulu and the secret realm.

There are many strange secret realms, which are just a general term for various small spaces. There are very few secret realms that can be directly refined, and each one can be called a treasure of inheritance.

If any Jindan force can obtain this Starfall Secret Realm, then the foundation of its development will no longer be fixed on the land under its feet, and it can move to the Thousand Star City to become a loose cultivator family.

When encountering various major events, they will not be bound by the four words "defending the territory and having the responsibility" at all, and can evacuate at any time, which is extremely flexible.

"Very good! Fellow Taoists, please be open-minded!"

"I also ask the remaining Daoists to swear a Heavenly Dao oath one by one. If you forsake it, your future cultivation will stagnate, you will make no progress in this life, you will go astray, slaughter your clansmen, and die in a thunder tribulation, you will..."

No one is allowed to play tricks at this time. Even without the captain's control, the monster hunting ship can still exert considerable combat power.
Moreover, once the troops are divided into two groups, the enemy will inevitably lead troops back to defend, and the defensive pressure on the fleet will inevitably be reduced. If anyone still wants to be a turtle at this time, he must pay the price first.

"Ahem... count me in! I was just lost in thought!"

"Of course I can't be left out of this kind of thing!"

"Yes! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"

"Why worry about death!"

Including the supplementary enrollment, there are still quite a few people who have signed up. There are 35 boats left, with a total of 30 people registered.

The remaining twenty or so people swore an oath to the heavens, proving that they did not have the corresponding spiritual defense ability and would be killed if they went out.

"Then I'll leave the fleet to you fellow Taoists! Those on board are our relatives, compatriots, and brothers. You must protect them!"

"Take care, fellow Daoist! We will definitely protect the fleet!"

There were thirty-five ships, and actually more than fifty of them were still alive. Some of the extra ones were deputy captains and some were people who survived the destruction of the ship.

Most of the stronger ones will go to find the mastermind behind the incident, and the rest will be distributed among the remaining monster hunting ships to protect the fleet.

"Brother Wu, I'll leave the Blue Dragon Fish to you. If you can get out alive this time, we'll definitely have a drink together in the future!"

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you young hero put me to shame. I just experienced the pain of losing my people, so I will definitely help you guard this ship!"

Lin Qianfan and Jiu Ye had naturally practiced the soul skills, and when the two Lin family ships left, they did not deliberately assign a deputy captain, or rather, the deputy captains were Yin Lin and Blood Shark. Blood Shark was unable to come in, and Yin Lin continued to stay under the Green Dragon Fish.
Since it is a large ship with complete functions and plays an important role in the fleet, two temporary captains were assigned to it.

Logically speaking, demon-hunting ships are very private and must not be peeped into by anyone, but fortunately this ship is not the Wind Rider, so it will not be a problem to open some permissions and allow someone to take temporary control.

"Fellow Daoists, follow me!"

There are five cultivators at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage in the fleet. At their level, even if they have not practiced spiritual skills at the beginning, they will be able to strengthen themselves in the middle and late stages of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and naturally become the team leaders.

"Qianfan, follow me, don't..."

"Master Jiu, follow me. I'm not any weaker than you, and my perception is even sharper, not inferior to Yin Lin at all. You can only stay safe if you follow me!"

Jiu Ye habitually warned Lin Qianfan, but he never thought that this young junior could say such words. However, she still knew Lin Qianfan. He was not the kind of person who would talk nonsense. He must have some confidence to dare to come to the secret realm alone and say such words.

"Okay! Let's go out on the boat together!"

As expected, every foundation-building cultivator who took the initiative to leave the ship suffered an inevitable soul attack.

This sneak attack came very suddenly, almost as soon as the ship left, but in fact the strength was limited, and anyone who could reach the average level of the mid-second stage could defend against it. Obviously, in addition to the strength problem, those who had been attacked before must have been unable to react in time to the sneak attack.

The group did not stop at all and flew quickly according to the direction where the Xuanqiong Yulu was located which the survivors had previously discovered.

There are many mineral deposits exposed on the ground in the core area of the star, including many valuable second-level minerals, and the reserves are very large. If all of them can be mined, it will even be enough to cultivate multiple Jindan monks.

The group did not dare to be greedy, or even look too much. They could only concentrate on flying to prevent possible sneak attacks at any time.

嚛～
Getting closer,

A string of incomprehensible syllables came, but it was no longer a sneak attack on the soul, but a pleasant singing voice. Although I couldn't understand the meaning of the lyrics, I could feel the longing in them.

Unbelievable, everyone arrived at the deepest part of the secret realm unhindered, and saw a tall and huge meteorite crystal tower with a strange style, and saw a strange girl fiddling with the corpse of a human foundation-building monk on the top of the tower.

However, the girl's appearance was obviously not that of a human, but rather a beautiful creature with a cute and attractive upper body like a human and a very coordinated lower body like a fish with scales and fins.

"A red demon shark? That doesn't look like it. I've never seen a red demon shark like this before. Is it another kind of mermaid? It's so rare!"

There were also female red demon sharks among the red demon sharks that everyone had encountered before, but the female and male red demon sharks were equally tall and handsome, and their appearances were similar.

But this mermaid was completely different. She was petite, as delicate and dainty as a young, ignorant human girl, and she didn't have the wild and unruly aura of the red demon mermaid. "You're finally here. Are you here to play with me?"

After the singing ended, the girl turned around and spoke in human language. Although the tone of her voice was different, it was the same as the prophecy she made after the murder. It was obvious that she was the one who controlled everything in the secret realm.

"A ghost cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment? A female ghost cultivator from another race? How rare!"

Everyone was surprised to see this.

It’s not that ghosts don’t appear in other species. As long as there is a soul, there is a possibility of ghosts appearing, but they are often most common in humans, and alien ghost cultivators at the peak of the foundation-building stage are even rarer.

According to the intelligence, Xuanqiong Yulu is in the tower, and no matter how they explore this place, she is the only living creature. So she should be the owner of this secret place and the culprit of everything.

Judging by her aura, she was essentially following the path of human ghost cultivation, a path where, through various coincidences, humans could continue to exist as ghosts after death. But how did an alien creature end up on the human ghost cultivation path? Did she modify human cultivation techniques? Was her talent so extraordinary?

However, no matter how strong a person at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage is, he is still at the Foundation Establishment Stage, which falls within the scope of strength that can be understood. After seeing her cultivation level, everyone was no longer panicked, and it also explained why she was able to do those things outside. As for the so-called playmate she mentioned, no one cared.

"who are you?"

"Who am I? ...Who am I? I can't remember either. It's been too long! I feel like I slept for a very long time..."

The girl stopped refining the corpse puppet, holding a blood-stained pure soul crystal in her left hand, and was thinking about who she was.

"How to refine this Falling Star Secret Realm?"

"The Falling Star Secret Realm? Hmm... I remember now. This is my mausoleum. How did you get into my mausoleum?"

The girl who was still struggling with her memories suddenly went berserk and instantly transformed into a tall banshee. Although she still had the proportions and features of a human body and a fish tail, she was many times larger than before.
It was even much larger than the second-level red demon shark. It no longer had the cuteness of a young girl, but instead was extremely ferocious and hideous. It was obvious that she was a more advanced species than the red demon shark.

"This is?"

Seeing this true body, Lin Qianfan suddenly felt that the scene before him was somewhat familiar, and immediately began to search through his accumulated memories.

"Is this the royal family of Gaya? Why is there a female ghost from the royal family of Gaya here?"

There is actually a description of this creature in the common sense part of the Jindan stage memory of the previous life. The royal family of the Jiayu Sea is an ancient and noble underwater hidden race that belongs to the five superior races of the vast sea world, just like humans.

Unlike the human race, which has footprints everywhere and countless branches, and can rely on an immeasurable base to screen out geniuses from generation to generation to control a huge territory, the royal family of the Jiayu Sea is scarce in number and occupies very little territory. They are not even recorded in many human realms, but they are the biggest enemies of mankind on the road of development.

How could a female ghost from the royal family of the Gaya Sea appear here? How did she become a ghost? How could such a beloved child of heaven only reach the peak of the second level? A mausoleum? Transformed into a ghost after death?
Countless questions came to his mind, but Lin Qianfan immediately took Jiu Ye and quietly retreated to the back of the team. The peak of the foundation building stage was only the opponent's external cultivation level. The opponent's true strength was likely more than that, so he should avoid his edge first.

"You lowly intruders!"

The fierce female ghost's aura was so strong that it seemed that she could overwhelm the thirty people here with her aura alone. Although her memory was flawed, her murderous intent was very obvious.
"Evil creature! You speak nonsense! Die!"

The humans on the side who were in the middle and late stages of foundation building were not afraid of her, as their numerical advantage was too great. Although they did not know what species the other party was, they had seen second-level peak alien races before, and they even felt that the target was not strong enough.

One of the old cultivators who had reached 90% of the foundation building stage was the first to attack, as if he was fighting for some treasure.

"Let's go. Leave this to them. Let's go find the Xuanqiong Jade Dew first!"

Lin Qianfan felt that things would not be so simple, so he immediately retreated with Jiu Ye. The secret realm was a good thing, but it was definitely not so easy to get. It would be safer if he could get the Xuanqiong Jade Dew first.

The two people in the middle stage of foundation building were not noticeable in the team, so no one would care even if they retreated secretly.

"You lowly people! How dare you attack me? Submit to me!"

The female ghost's eyes glowed red, and she roared. An invisible force immediately acted on the bodies of those who were building their foundation. They unconsciously wanted to kneel down and surrender, as if they wanted to worship each other.

"Damn it! What kind of weird power is this?"

Everyone was puzzled, but they didn't actually kneel down. They just needed to allocate some strength to resist the desire to surrender.

"And you, who have offended the royal family, shall be punished by death!"

The female ghost took advantage of everyone's distraction and suddenly flashed in front of the old cultivator and easily grabbed his neck. Her series of moves were smooth and flowing, completely out of instinct.

"How is that possible? How did she do that?"

Everyone was puzzled. The other party just said "surrender" and it affected everyone without any trace of power fluctuation. They were all at the ninth level of foundation building, but the other party caught the old cultivator with just one move. How could this be possible?
"Royal family? Are you talking about me? Such a familiar name!"

Inside the Crystal Tower,

While the banshee was shocking everyone, Lin Qianfan had already sneaked in with Jiu Ye. There were no formations, no guards, no restrictions or obstacles here. It was just like a girl's boudoir.

"Such luxurious embellishments! Are these all third-tier crystals? She said this is her mausoleum. Is this the entire Falling Star Secret Realm?"

The crystal tower is made up of various gorgeous crystals, and there are crystals of higher grades inside. They are very valuable and even difficult to identify.

"should be!"

"Then what should her identity be?"

"Very high! High beyond our imagination! Have you ever heard of a creature so small that has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment? And this is because she switched to practicing human cultivation techniques. What if she hadn't died? Third level?"

"Born at the second level? Or even born at the third level?"

"Well, it's very likely a mid-to-late stage second-level creature."

"Hiss~ Then wouldn't her father's generation be conservative level four?"

"Conservatively, they're at level four! Those red sharks are likely the descendants of her mausoleum guards. Even after being weakened for who knows how many generations, they're still at level two. The other secret realm creatures are likely just improvisations after she recently awakened. This shows how deep her background is."

"Hiss~ The entire secret realm is filled with blood and corpses. Is this just the latest work?"

"Um... she should have been awake for a few years. I saw the Red Demon Shark when the Flame Domain Beast King went berserk. It was near the Star-Moon Reef. I think she must have woken up that time."

(End of this chapter)